Zac Morris
Duke University

Baseball

VMI Baseball hosts Rider this weekend

LEXINGTON, Va.  – The VMI baseball team will host Rider University (N.J.) this weekend in a non-conference series from Gray-Minor Stadium. Game times are set for 6 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.

VMI fell 5-1 Tuesday at #15 North Carolina, the fifth game that VMI (8-8) has faced a top 25 opponent this year.

Will Knight and Trey Morgan each had two hits for VMI and Brett Cook drove in the Keydet run. Jed Barrett walked and was hit by a pitch and Cole Garrett also had a hit.

The Keydet bullpen didn't allow a hit after the fifth inning. Tyler Bradt and Morgan each tossed perfect innings and Will Riley threw 1 2/3 scoreless frames.

For the season, Justin Starke is pacing the Keydets with a .419 batting average, 21 runs and 18 RBI. He has a .500 on-base percentage with an .855 slugging percentage. Knight is hitting .351 on the year with 16 RBI and 12 runs scored.

Rider (6-8) is playing a two-game series at #17 Virginia Tuesday and Wednesday. The Broncs lost 14-4 in Tuesday's game.

VMI is 8-2 all-time against Rider, including taking two of three in Lexington in March of 2016.
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Players Mentioned

Tyler Bradt

#26 Tyler Bradt

RHP/IF
5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Will Knight

#20 Will Knight

OF
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Trey Morgan

#1 Trey Morgan

LHP/OF
5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
L/L
Justin Starke

#6 Justin Starke

C/CIF
6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Jed Barrett

#12 Jed Barrett

IF
5' 11"
Freshman
S/R
Brett Cook

#8 Brett Cook

IF
5' 11"
Freshman
R/R
Cole Garrett

#27 Cole Garrett

C
5' 11"
Freshman
R/R
Will Riley

#32 Will Riley

UT
5' 10"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Tyler Bradt

#26 Tyler Bradt

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
RHP/IF
Will Knight

#20 Will Knight

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
OF
Trey Morgan

#1 Trey Morgan

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
L/L
LHP/OF
Justin Starke

#6 Justin Starke

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
C/CIF
Jed Barrett

#12 Jed Barrett

5' 11"
Freshman
S/R
IF
Brett Cook

#8 Brett Cook

5' 11"
Freshman
R/R
IF
Cole Garrett

#27 Cole Garrett

5' 11"
Freshman
R/R
C
Will Riley

#32 Will Riley

5' 10"
Freshman
R/R
UT